The Sheffield Wednesday Herald
Match19 Aug 2028
Cruel end for Cardiff City as Sheffield Wednesday pounce
There is no crueller way to lose a football match. Sheffield Wednesday scored in the 94th minute, the restart barely happened, and the away end was still standing when the whistle went.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Joe Lumley keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Sheffield Wednesday may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Kobe Barbour is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 20 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Sheffield Wednesday
Alex Palmer was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad21 Aug 2028
A late step up for Max Lowe
At 31 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Graduation day at Sheffield Wednesday
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: John Roberts joins the Sheffield Wednesday first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. John Roberts is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Aug 2028
Robert Hamilton steps up from the Sheffield Wednesday academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Hamilton has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market21 Aug 2028
Benjamin Cunningham steps up from the Sheffield Wednesday academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin Cunningham has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Jonathan Edwards steps up from the Sheffield Wednesday academy
- Match Zeki Amdouni sends Sheffield Wednesday past Cardiff City
- Player ratings A masterclass from Zeki Amdouni